Proverbs 16:6 (BSB)

By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.

From Proverbs 16. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 16:6

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 16:6: See here, 1. How the guilt of sin is taken away from us - by the mercy and truth of God, mercy in promising, truth in performing, the mercy and truth which kiss each other in Jesus Christ the Mediator - by the covenant of grace, in which mercy and truth shine so brightly - by our mercy and truth, as the condition of the...
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 16:6: By mercy and truth iniquity is purged,.... Or "expiated" (d), and atoned for: not by the mercy and truth of men; not by alms deeds or showing mercy to the poor; nor by speaking truth and keeping promises, and doing justice between man and man; for, though these are duties to be performed, they will not atone for sin; and may be done by persons...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 16:6: By mercy and truth--that is, God's (Psa 85:10); He effects the atonement, or covering of sin; and the principles of true piety incline men to depart from evil; or, "mercy" and "truth" may be man's, indicative of the gracious tempers which work instrumentally in procuring pardon. purged--expiated (as in Lev 16:33; Isa 27:9, Hebrew).
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 16:6: By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD [men] depart from evil. (d) Their upright and repenting life will be a token that their sins are forgiven.